In his first major move as president of NBC News, Andrew Lack on Thursday announced an overhaul of the prime-time magazine series that was to have premiered in June, installing a new executive producer and naming Tom Brokaw and Katie Couric as anchors. Jeff Zucker, the 27-year-old executive producer of the "Today" show, will become executive producer of the newsmagazine, switching places with Steve Friedman, who had been executive producer of the morning program from 1980 to 1987.

With news that Andrew Bynum has been suspended and excused from all team activities by the Cleveland Cavaliers, Bynum's former mentor Kareem Abdul-Jabbar sounded off on the ex-Lakers center. Abdul-Jabbar gave his thoughts Sunday via his Facebook account: I believe Andrew has always had the potential to help a team when he puts his heart into it. He just doesn't seem to be consistent with his commitment to the game. That can lead to [a lot] of frustration for any team that has signed him. When I worked with Andrew I found him to be bright & hardworking but I think he got bored with the repetitive nature of working on basketball fundamentals day in and day out...

In a move that establishes a new line of succession at NBC, the network promoted NBC News President Andrew Lack to president and chief operating officer Tuesday, giving the network a second in command for the first time since 1986, when Robert Wright became president. Wright was named chairman and will remain chief executive. The move frees Wright, 58, who also is vice chairman of NBC parent General Electric Co.

His back was turned to everyone in the Lakers' locker room. Center Andrew Bynum thus showed little regard for any team official or reporter who might approach him. His heavy metal tunes blared out of his headphones by his locker. Bynum showed how he defiantly violates team rules. His explanation for the loud music moments before entering the players' lounge hardly sounded contrite. "It's my music," he said. Bynum showed how he does as he pleases regardless of consequences.

John F. (Jack) Welch Jr., chairman of General Electric Co., on Monday told NBC News employees that the NBC network is not for sale. "GE likes NBC. NBC is not for sale. GE wants to be part of NBC," Welch said in a meeting at Studio 8-H to introduce the new president of NBC News, Andrew Lack, to the staff of NBC News.

When Andrew Lack, a former CBS News producer, was named president of NBC News three years ago this month, the division's reputation had been badly tarnished by a "Dateline NBC" crew having rigged a fiery truck crash to illustrate a story. Today, not only has the reputation of NBC News been restored, but it is posting record profits ($150 million this year, according to sources).

His back was turned to everyone in the Lakers' locker room. Center Andrew Bynum thus showed little regard for any team official or reporter who might approach him. His heavy metal tunes blared out of his headphones by his locker. Bynum showed how he defiantly violates team rules. His explanation for the loud music moments before entering the players' lounge hardly sounded contrite. "It's my music," he said. Bynum showed how he does as he pleases regardless of consequences.

With news that Andrew Bynum has been suspended and excused from all team activities by the Cleveland Cavaliers, Bynum's former mentor Kareem Abdul-Jabbar sounded off on the ex-Lakers center. Abdul-Jabbar gave his thoughts Sunday via his Facebook account: I believe Andrew has always had the potential to help a team when he puts his heart into it. He just doesn't seem to be consistent with his commitment to the game. That can lead to [a lot] of frustration for any team that has signed him. When I worked with Andrew I found him to be bright & hardworking but I think he got bored with the repetitive nature of working on basketball fundamentals day in and day out...

After Michael Gartner stepped down as president of NBC News in the wake of turmoil caused by the revelation that a truck crash on "Dateline NBC" had been staged, the network turned to a longtime CBS News producer, Andrew Lack, to take the reins. In the month he's been on the job, Lack has hired a new executive producer for "NBC Nightly News" and overhauled a prime-time newsmagazine in development.

Neal Shapiro, executive producer of NBC News' "Dateline NBC," on Thursday was named president of NBC News, effective June 4. He replaces Andrew Lack, who was promoted to NBC President earlier in the week. When Shapiro joined "Dateline NBC" in 1993, the newsmagazine was in terrible shape.

Howard Stringer, Sony's chairman and chief executive, issued a statement of support Monday for the head of Sony BMG Music Entertainment after reports surfaced that his contract might not be renewed. Bertelsmann, the German media giant that last year merged its BMG Music with Sony Music to form the nation's second-largest record company, has expressed dissatisfaction with the performance of Andrew Lack, a former NBC television executive who took over Sony Music in 2002, sources confirmed Monday.

Sony Music Entertainment chief Andrew Lack is developing plans to slash tens of millions of dollars in costs by integrating a variety of record business operations around the world, sources said. Lack's blueprint to restructure Sony Corp.'s music division could result in the loss of more than 1,000 jobs worldwide, the sources said. The plan is coming together barely a month after the ouster of his predecessor, Thomas D. Mottola.

Neal Shapiro, executive producer of NBC News' "Dateline NBC," on Thursday was named president of NBC News, effective June 4. He replaces Andrew Lack, who was promoted to NBC President earlier in the week. When Shapiro joined "Dateline NBC" in 1993, the newsmagazine was in terrible shape.

In a move that establishes a new line of succession at NBC, the network promoted NBC News President Andrew Lack to president and chief operating officer Tuesday, giving the network a second in command for the first time since 1986, when Robert Wright became president. Wright was named chairman and will remain chief executive. The move frees Wright, 58, who also is vice chairman of NBC parent General Electric Co.

When Andrew Lack, a former CBS News producer, was named president of NBC News three years ago this month, the division's reputation had been badly tarnished by a "Dateline NBC" crew having rigged a fiery truck crash to illustrate a story. Today, not only has the reputation of NBC News been restored, but it is posting record profits ($150 million this year, according to sources).

After Michael Gartner stepped down as president of NBC News in the wake of turmoil caused by the revelation that a truck crash on "Dateline NBC" had been staged, the network turned to a longtime CBS News producer, Andrew Lack, to take the reins. In the month he's been on the job, Lack has hired a new executive producer for "NBC Nightly News" and overhauled a prime-time newsmagazine in development.

Howard Stringer, Sony's chairman and chief executive, issued a statement of support Monday for the head of Sony BMG Music Entertainment after reports surfaced that his contract might not be renewed. Bertelsmann, the German media giant that last year merged its BMG Music with Sony Music to form the nation's second-largest record company, has expressed dissatisfaction with the performance of Andrew Lack, a former NBC television executive who took over Sony Music in 2002, sources confirmed Monday.

Sony Music Entertainment chief Andrew Lack is developing plans to slash tens of millions of dollars in costs by integrating a variety of record business operations around the world, sources said. Lack's blueprint to restructure Sony Corp.'s music division could result in the loss of more than 1,000 jobs worldwide, the sources said. The plan is coming together barely a month after the ouster of his predecessor, Thomas D. Mottola.

In his first major move as president of NBC News, Andrew Lack on Thursday announced an overhaul of the prime-time magazine series that was to have premiered in June, installing a new executive producer and naming Tom Brokaw and Katie Couric as anchors. Jeff Zucker, the 27-year-old executive producer of the "Today" show, will become executive producer of the newsmagazine, switching places with Steve Friedman, who had been executive producer of the morning program from 1980 to 1987.

John F. (Jack) Welch Jr., chairman of General Electric Co., on Monday told NBC News employees that the NBC network is not for sale. "GE likes NBC. NBC is not for sale. GE wants to be part of NBC," Welch said in a meeting at Studio 8-H to introduce the new president of NBC News, Andrew Lack, to the staff of NBC News.